Looks like they had a good time in Austria that new years eve!
I got mail stating that the lots were sent, at least. I bought a bunch of cheap Byzantine coins in that auction. I also bid on a Boehemond III...
Nice coin. C.Coelius sure is exploiting his ancestry here, both from the heroic grandfather and even Sol herself. He didn’t make it further than...
I’m sorry, Alegandron, but I have problems understanding this reply. What does the coin bein rare have to do with its history or design? Or was it...
Nice coins, Ryro! From the latest Zevs auction?
Me neither. I’m kinda curious about the story behind it.
I have been doing my best to follow the guidelines from the authorities for two weeks now. Working from home, go to the grocery store as little as...
I like this series with holes. When I was a kid and found "a really old coin" in the change, it was one of these. They look ok in high grades too....
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I would love to have that Belgian token. I wouldn't mind one of the ghetto coins either. As coin collectors, we have several objects celebrating...
That is also one of the first coins that differed from the typical discouri on horseback or Roma in quadriga reverses. I wonder if that was...
Here is a short article about that reverse, also mentioning the later and similar coin of L. Marcius Philippus, also posted on the thread:...
If you want to get into the history bit too, I recommend this book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roman-Republican-Moneyers-Their-Coins/dp/0713476729
Roma has one with a really nice obverse and snakes as earrings for auction now. Reverse off-center, though. Good luck! :)
Those Australian tokens in nice grade aren’t the easiest ones to get, are they?
Think you may need some more Yang on that sweetheart, Razz?
There are some really neat african copper coins from the 19th century!
Nice pennies!
I’ve always liked that discouri double portrait. Never hurts with a galley on reverse too.
I’ve had my finger on the bid button for that one many, many times :) I want one with very little wear and well centered. The complex dies seem to...
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